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Waynesboro Police searching for wanted teen

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro Police Department is requesting assistance in locating a Waynesboro man wanted on numerous felonies for fraud.

Michael Paul BennettMichael Paul Bennett, 19, originally of Waynesboro, is wanted for eight counts of obtaining money by false pretenses.  In early August, Bennett went on a check cashing frenzy in which he passed several bogus checks at local financial institutions.  He was able to defraud them out of nearly $2,500.  The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office also holds a misdemeanor capias for failure to appear for a DUI charge for Bennett.

Bennett is 5’5” and 135 lbs.  It is believed he is staying at the Hunter’s Ridge Apartments in Harrisonburg.

If anyone has information concerning his whereabouts, please contact the Waynesboro Police Department at 942-6675 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-2017.

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Chris Graham

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Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].

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